There is a lot of waiting around before you're assigned a case, and even when you're on a case, you'll find yourself in and out of the courtroom whilst certain things are clarified with the judge / legal teams, which can get a bit boring. I was also worried that sitting listening to people for hours was going to be hard, and was worried I'd nod of, but the time in the courtroom was actually so interesting due to the way the barristers build up their case.
The nature of the case was rather emotionally draining though (historic childhood SA, which was a 'he said she said' situation). What I found particularly distressing was the other jurors attitude towards the lady, people's lack of empathy, and their lack of understanding of how trauma can affect people (e.g that it might lead to them not speaking out at the time of the abuse).
I also didn't like how the level of cross examination of the defendant was minimal compared to the plaintiff (guess it's due to funding). Evidence was used to try and show that she has lied in the past, and to plant doubt about her credibility in the case, but no one really questioned or focused on whether they thought the man was lying / was credible.
Overall very interesting, but also disheartening to see what victims have to go through if their case reaches court, and how hard it is for sexual abuse cases to be successful.
In terms of support, think the advice was speak to your GP or Samaritans if you need support after the trial.